Masashi Kotobuki

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Masashi Kotobuki is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masashi Kotobuki has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 42 papers in Automotive Engineering and 34 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Masashi Kotobuki's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (92 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (86 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (41 papers). Masashi Kotobuki is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (92 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (86 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (41 papers). Masashi Kotobuki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and Singapore. Masashi Kotobuki's co-authors include Li Lü, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Shufeng Song, Feng Zheng, Man On Lai, Masaki Koishi, Toshihiro Yoshida, Yosuke Sato, Hirokazu Munakata and Binggong Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemistry of Materials, Journal of Power Sources and Journal of The Electrochemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Masashi Kotobuki

105 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Review on solid electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries

2018 1.1k citations Feng Zheng, Masashi Kotobuki et al. Journal of Power Sources profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masashi Kotobuki Japan	36	4.0k	1.8k	1.5k	359	355	107	4.7k
Xiangyi Luo United States	26	3.6k 0.9×	949 0.5×	965 0.6×	170 0.5×	307 0.9×	47	4.2k
Nobuyuki Imanishi Japan	47	6.2k 1.5×	2.2k 1.2×	2.4k 1.6×	230 0.6×	281 0.8×	191	7.4k
Pier Paolo Prosini Italy	35	3.5k 0.9×	880 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	359 1.0×	688 1.9×	112	4.2k
Michael Angell United States	11	4.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	599 0.4×	357 1.0×	224 0.6×	11	4.4k
Shiyou Zheng China	42	5.9k 1.5×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	329 0.9×	452 1.3×	136	6.7k
Jiawei Wang China	35	4.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	931 0.6×	279 0.8×	294 0.8×	73	4.9k
Giuseppe Antonio Elia Italy	29	3.5k 0.9×	688 0.4×	959 0.6×	280 0.8×	304 0.9×	69	3.7k
Zhixin Xu China	29	2.5k 0.6×	686 0.4×	936 0.6×	169 0.5×	259 0.7×	83	3.1k
Jun-ichi Yamaki Japan	40	4.4k 1.1×	723 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	231 0.6×	680 1.9×	89	4.8k
Yiren Zhong China	39	4.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	274 0.8×	296 0.8×	75	5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masashi Kotobuki

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Wang, Zhongting, et al.. (2025). Development of PVDF-HFP-based gel-polymer electrolyte and surface coating on Na metal anode for in-situ formation of NaFePO4 cathode. Surface and Coatings Technology. 515. 132649–132649.

Shen, Hailin, Yutao Shi, Haiyan Wu, et al.. (2025). Revisiting the failure mechanism of layered germanium phosphide anode for lithium/sodium-ion batteries: Decisive role of mechanical robustness. Journal of Power Sources. 630. 236171–236171. 5 indexed citations

Song, Shufeng, Shengxian Wang, Yanming Cui, et al.. (2025). Local Structure Distortion and Oxygen Substitution in Zr-Based Halide Nanocomposites: Key to Enhanced Ionic Conductivity for All-Solid-State Batteries. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(30). 15783–15790.

Yan, Binggong, et al.. (2024). Review on dendrite formation of Mg metal anode and its prevention. Nano Energy. 131. 110292–110292. 6 indexed citations

Nakayama, Masanobu, et al.. (2023). Reaction Kinetics of Carbonation at the Surface of Garnet-Type Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ as Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Li Ion Batteries. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(16). 7595–7601. 13 indexed citations

Kotobuki, Masashi, et al.. (2023). Recent Research Progress on All-Solid-State Mg Batteries. Batteries. 9(12). 570–570. 2 indexed citations

Kotobuki, Masashi, et al.. (2023). Li–Na-based hybrid battery. Functional Materials Letters. 16(2). 4 indexed citations

Nakayama, Masanobu, K. Nakano, Naoto Tanibata, et al.. (2022). Na superionic conductor-type LiZr₂(PO₄)₃ as a promising solid electrolyte for use in all-solid-state Li metal batteries. Chemical Communications. 58(67). 9328–9340. 12 indexed citations

Kotobuki, Masashi & Masaki Koishi. (2019). Preparation of Li_1.5Al_0.5Ge_1.5(PO₄)₃ solid electrolytes via the co-precipitation method. Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies. 7(4). 551–557. 18 indexed citations

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Zheng, Feng, Masashi Kotobuki, Shufeng Song, Man On Lai, & Li Lü. (2018). Review on solid electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 389. 198–213. 1134 indexed citations breakdown →

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Song, Shufeng, Masashi Kotobuki, Yingqian Chen, et al.. (2017). Na-rich layered Na2Ti1−xCrxO3−x/2 (x = 0, 0.06): Na-ion battery cathode materials with high capacity and long cycle life. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 373–373. 28 indexed citations

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Kotobuki, Masashi, Shufeng Song, Chao Chen, & Lu Li. (2017). Ceramic Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Li Batteries. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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Song, Shufeng, Masashi Kotobuki, Feng Zheng, et al.. (2016). Roles of Alkaline Earth Ions in Garnet‐Type Superionic Conductors. ChemElectroChem. 4(2). 266–271. 24 indexed citations

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Kotobuki, Masashi, et al.. (2016). Study on stabilization of cubic Li₇La₃Zr₂O12 by Ge substitution in various atmospheres. Functional Materials Letters. 9(6). 1642005–1642005. 21 indexed citations

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Kotobuki, Masashi & Masaki Koishi. (2014). Preparation of Sintered Li 5 La 3 Nb 2 O 12 Garnet-type Li Ion Conductor via Spark Plasma Sintering Synthesis. 2(2). 17–21. 1 indexed citations

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Kotobuki, Masashi. (2012). The Current Situation and Problems of Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries. 4(1). 28–35. 8 indexed citations

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Kotobuki, Masashi & Kiyoshi Kanamura. (2011). Development and research on new anode with three-dimensionally ordered structure for lithium ion battery. Materials Research Innovations. 15(sup2). s43–s45. 3 indexed citations

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Kotobuki, Masashi, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Yosuke Sato, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, & Toshihiro Yoshida. (2011). Electrochemical properties of Li7La3Zr2O12 solid electrolyte prepared in argon atmosphere. Journal of Power Sources. 199. 346–349. 58 indexed citations

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Kotobuki, Masashi, Hirokazu Munakata, & Kiyoshi Kanamura. (2010). Fabrication of all-solid-state rechargeable lithium-ion battery using mille-feuille structure of Li0.35La0.55TiO3. Journal of Power Sources. 196(16). 6947–6950. 15 indexed citations

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Woo, Sang‐Wook, Naoya Okada, Masashi Kotobuki, et al.. (2010). Highly patterned cylindrical Ni–Sn alloys with 3-dimensionally ordered macroporous structure as anodes for lithium batteries. Electrochimica Acta. 55(27). 8030–8035. 43 indexed citations

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